Weber State Suffers Heartbreaking Loss To Northern Colorado In Overtime
Feb 19, 2022, 9:24 PM
Weber State guard Kobe McEwen (Courtesy of Weber State Athletics)
(Courtesy of Weber State Athletics)
OGDEN, Utah – The Weber State Wildcats couldn’t come out on top as they fell to Northern Colorado 83-79 in overtime on Saturday night at home.
After a strong first half for Weber State outscoring Northern Colorado 32-25, the Bears forced overtime by outscoring the Wildcats 40-33 in the second half. UNC scored 18 points in the extra period and held WSU to 14 points.
With 20 seconds left in regulation, Matt Johnson hit a three-pointer to tie the game at 65. In overtime, Weber State had a 72-71 lead with 2:40 remaining when Northern Colorado went on 6-0 run before the Wildcats scored again. Then the Bears exchanged buckets with WSU and pulled away with the win.
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Koby McEwen led the Wildcats with 29 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Dontay Bassett dropped 13 points and five rebounds. Dillon Jones added a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds.
Weber State shot 44% from the field and 30% from the three-point line.
Johnson scored 25 points to lead the Bears. He shot 11-of-16 from the field and 2-for-3 from beyond the arc. Dru Kuxhausen poured in 21 points. Dalton Knecht had 13 points off the bench and Daylen Kountz added 12 points.
Northern Colorado hit 44% from the field, including a perfect 6-for-6 in overtime, along with 43% from the perimeter.
Weber State dropped their record to 19-9 overall and 12-5 in Big Sky play. They will hit the road for their final trip of the regular season beginning on Thursday, February 24 against Portland State at 8 p.m. MT on ESPN+.
